FOIA outliers: queues, high volume procedures, FIFO exceptions + unusual circumstances (Department of Energy)
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Tracking # |
FOIA-HQ-2019-01060-F |
Multi Request | FOIA outliers: queues, high volume procedures, FIFO exceptions + unusual circumstances |
Submitted | June 20, 2019 |
Est. Completion | None |
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From: Emma North-Best
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
* Documents describing or generated as part of the establishment of any different processing queues for FOIA requests
* Documents describing the rules and procedures governing any different processing FOIA queues
* Documents, produced in the previous 15 years, containing reports or statistics describing the FOIA processing queues
* Documents describing procedures for the handling or coordination of requests from high volume FOIA requesters
* Documents describing procedures, rules and prerequisites for any exceptions to processing requests in a "first in, first out" process
* Documents describing procedures and rules for the processing of especially complex or delicate FOIA requests
* Documents describing procedures and rules for the processing of 'high visibility' FOIA requests, such as those which are likely to elicit reactions from the media or the public
* Documents describing procedures and rules for the processing of FOIA requests from members of Congress and federal government agencies
* Documents describing procedures and rules for the processing of FOIA requests from non-federal law enforcement agencies
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 20 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Emma Best
From: Department of Energy
Good afternoon Mx. Best,
Please find the attached letter.
Best,
Jeffrey Crile, Esq.
FOIA Analyst
Central Research, Inc., Contractor
U.S. Department of Energy
1000 Independence Ave., S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20585
t: 202-586-6097
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on June 20, 2019. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #FOIA-HQ-2019-01060-F.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on June 20, 2019. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #FOIA-HQ-2019-01060-F.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Department of Energy
Good afternoon, Ms. Best:
The above-captioned FOIA request was recently reassigned to me. I believe my former colleague had been in touch previously. When you have a moment, please let me know a good time for us to discuss this request further and a phone number where I can reach you. Alternatively, please feel free to try to reach me on my direct line below at your convenience. I just wanted to clarify and discuss a few items with you before proceeding further.
Thank you, and I look forward to hearing from you soon.
Best regards,
Rachel
Rachel Dillon Fellows, Esq.
FOIA Analyst
Central Research, Inc., Contractor
U.S. Department of Energy
1000 Independence Avenue, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20585
(202) 287-6831
From: Department of Energy
Good morning, Ms. Best:
I just wanted to follow up on my email below again and see when we might be able to discuss this request. Please let me know a good time and phone number to reach you or please feel free to call me on my direct line whenever you have a chance. If our office does not hear anything further from you by next Friday, September 20, 2019, we will assume you are no longer interested in pursuing this request and automatically close it out in our system.
Thank you, and I hope to speak with you soon.
Best,
Rachel
Rachel Dillon Fellows, Esq.
(202) 287-6831
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